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Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography , and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019.
Oct 5, 2023 · A: Yes, Matewan is based on the true events of the 1920 Matewan massacre in West Virginia. It tells the story of a coal miners’ strike and the violent clashes between the miners and the hired detectives sent by the mining company.
Oct 29, 2019 · The Battle of Matewan, also known as the Matewan Massacre, took place in 1920, in “Bloody” Mingo County, West Virginia, home of the Hatfield family, who had feuded with the McCoys in the previous century.
Oct 9, 2017 · Thirty years ago, the release of a small-budget film had an outsized effect on the way people in Appalachian coal country thought about their past.
Mar 16, 2021 · Overall, Matewan (135 minutes) despite historical inaccuracies and few archetypal characterizations is one of the best American movies to focus on labor politics and ill-treated workers. Trailer Matewan (1987) links: IMDb , Rotten Tomatoes , Letterboxd
Sep 11, 1987 · The tradition John Sayles is working from in his flawed but often inspiring “Matewan” (selected theaters) is that of the Depression-era celebration of the common man, the passionate Upton...
In his latest film Matewan, Sayles does just that — introducing his audience to a group of exemplary individuals whose lives reveal how virtue is forged out of adversity. When the mine owners in the small West Virginia town of Matewan decide to come down hard on their striking workers during the 1920s, everyone in the community bands together ...
